Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #23,554 of 84,120 nationally
Ben Hill Eviction Risk: Moderate , Atlanta
Tract 13121007705 · Fulton County, GA · pop 4,250 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
How risky is the Ben Hill neighborhood of Atlanta for landlords? Census tract 13121007705 scores 6.1/10, the Elevated tier. It lands near the 78th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 64% of renter households, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,132 a month against an average household income of $33,607 a year, roughly 40% of income at the averages. Renters make up 77% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 50%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 23%
Tract context
Occupied units2,198
Renter share76.9%
SVI overall0.85
Poverty rate17.6%
Median income$33,607
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
83
th percentile
High
Within state
80
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Atlanta and the region
Centroid at 33.6828, -84.4916 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ben Hill scores 5.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Atlanta
7.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.3
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
17.6% poverty · this tract
4.4
Supply constraint
$1,132 rent vs county FMR
1.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Atlanta
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Atlanta
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Atlanta
4.0
How Ben Hill compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 85
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 74%Socioeconomic
- 91%Household composition
- 100%Racial/ethnic minority
- 64%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 2,437Total filings over 5 yrs
- 52.42%Avg annual filing rate
- 95.1%Peak (2001)
- 388Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 36% over the past 5 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 2,486Total filings 2020-21
- 32.7Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.00×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Atlanta, GA as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Ben Hill. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 24.2%Housing insecurity
- 17.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 30.1%Food insecurity
- 29.1%SNAP enrollment
- 15.8%Transit barriers
- 13.1%No health insurance
- 17.8%Frequent mental distress
- 37.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ben Hill
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 5.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Atlanta eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Fulton County average of 5.7 and above the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 85th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 2,437 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 52.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 95.1% of renter households in 2001.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 13121007705
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13121007705?
Census tract 13121007705 in the Ben Hill neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 13121007705?
Median gross rent is $1,132/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13121007705?
17.6% of residents in tract 13121007705 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,250.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13121007705?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 91th, minority 100th, housing 64th.
Q5
Is tract 13121007705 considered part of Ben Hill?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13121007705 fall within Ben Hill (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13121007705?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2,437 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 13121007705 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 52.42% of renter households, peaking at 95.1% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 13121007705 struggle to pay rent?
About 24.2% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 17.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 13121007705 compare to Atlanta overall?
Tract 13121007705 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Atlanta at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Atlanta eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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